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not go far

To not last for very long; to not be adequate for what is needed. I think you should have brought more cash; $50 doesn't go very far in this city!All the aunts, uncles, and cousins will be coming, so I one pot of chili won't go far.

Pilot Larry Welk said that the law was "arbitrary legislation," while John Bailey of the Helicopter Noise Coalition says the law doesn't go far enough and criticized the Federal Aviation Administration for not backing a tougher law.

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